Support-engaging base for display devices



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26 Another object is to provide means for supelement including a'loop I and substantially opporting the display in various positions relative positely extending arms II. The spring with its to its Support loop and arms is so constructed that said arms Still afurther object of the invention is to con-- have a constant tendency to draw inwardly struct the support gripping elements of the distowardthe body 4. The outer ends of said arms play device in such a manner that the device can extend to points adjacent the ends of the body so be placed upon a relatively broad supporting surand are provided with downwardly turned end face without gripping the sides thereof and, at portions I! which are provided preferably with the same time, causing the device to rest in a rubber grip elements l3. To permit insertion of horizontal position without having to alter the the screws 6 to the position shown in Fig. 2, I

article in any manner. i provide a pair of openings M which extend from 35 These and other objects and advantages of the cut-out portion 8 downwardly through the the invention will morefully appear from the body so that said screws 6 can be inserted throughv following description made in connection with the openings and their heads can be counterthe accompanying drawings wherein like refersunk in the upper portion of the body 4. ence characters refer to the same or similar parts Extending downwardly from the forward edge throughout the various viewsQand in which: of the body 4 somewhere near the ends thereof Fig.1 is a front elevation of my display device are front support gripping elements I5 which are seemed to a' suitable support; shown to comprise small pieces of metal bent Fig. 2 is a section taken approximately on the at ninety degree angles and countersunk in the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; bottom face of said body where they are retained 45 Fig. 3 is a section taken approximately on the by screws l6. v line 3-4 of Fig. 1; It is preferred that the lower ends of the grip- Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of a modified form ping elements 15 and the gripping elements 13 of my invention; terminate on the same horizontal plane so that Fig. 5 is a transverse section through the structhe display device can be merely rested upon the ture shown in Fig.- 4, and top of some supporting surface without any grip- Fig. 6 is .a transverse sectional view of a still ping action. f .different type of arrangement It will be seen from the foregoing description l I disclosed in' the drawings there is illustrated a body with flat undersurfaces so that it will rest" Patented July 1a, 1939 A 1 v 2,166,470

UNITED s-rimsm OFFICE wuuamc. Huber, Hopkins, Minn. I

Application November 24, 193'), Serial No. 176,265

3 Claims. (Cl. 248-446) v This invention relates to display devices which body l which is preferably formed of wood and are particularly adaptable for use in connection may have secured thereto an upright sign back 5 with advertising signs in business establishments, held by countersunk screws 6 and adapted to and whichmay be conveniently placed in a consupport in any suitable manner a sign face 5a. 5 venient manner to provide a relative rigid sup- 7 As shown in Fig. 2, the sign face is made of glass, port therefor. but of course the advertising matter may be ap- On of the objects of the invention is to proplied directly to the back 5 by painting thereon, vide a simply constructed and visibly attractive or any other desirable means of constructing the display device whichmay be easily and detachsign itself may be used. As a matter-of fact it is ably secured to a support, the support itself being, not necessary that a sign be placed upon the body 10 if desired, a fixture of the establishment which I, but the body may be utilized to support a conis already being put to use for some other purtainer for displaying merchandise for sale. It pose, will be noted-that the front and ends of the body A further object of the invention is to pro- 4 have a horizontal groove running therearound vide a display device which is adapted to lie flat to receive a decorative metal strip 1 which adds upon the article utilized vto support the same to the attractiveness of the entire device. As best 1 without in any waydnterfering with the normal shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the body of the device is use of the support. provided with a horizontal slot or cut-out 8 which Astill further object ofthe invention is to'prolies between upper and lower surfaces of the '0 vide a device which is constructed to grip the block [which forms the body and is preferably 20 4 sides of the element which supports it and which open only at the back of said block. Retained is capable of attachment to supports of varying within the recess or slot 8, as by a screw 9 exwidths without making any mechanical change tending up from the bottom of said body and in the display device. through said cut-out portion is a resilient spring In the particular embodiment of my invention that-I have provided a display device having a flatly upon a smooth topped supporting article such as a cash-register top in a-business establishment. The forward rigid gripping elements l will engage the frontsides of the supporting element, the latter being indicated partially at IT, and the rear resilient gripping elements can be moved laterallyaway from the body 4 until the forward and rearward grippingelements will engage the front and rear vertical walls of the cashregister or other supporting medium. If the device to which the display is secured should be considerably wider than the display itself, then.

the arms II which are resilient can be swung ,backwardly considerably further than shown in the full line position in Fig. 3 to'the dotted line position indicated in that figure, thereby permitting the use of the display upon supporting media of various widths without making any mechanical change or time consuming adjustment to properly secure the device. The construction,

therefore, provides a reasonably made and simply constructed display which is neat and attractive in appearance and requires no fastening means which might injureor deface the store fixture to which it is secured. The fact that it is at all times adapted for use in supports of various widths permits mass production of the device without regard to the support to which individual displays will be ultimately secured.

In the embodiment of the invention shown inv of the 'body as in the first described embodiment.

In addition the rigid support engaging elements 24 are positioned inwardly from the front edge of the body 20 in suitable slots or cut-outs 2.5 so that the bottom of the body can rest flatly upon a'suitablesupporting medium 26 which may be the top of a cash-register, a shelf molding or any other convenient store fixture. Due to the fact that the support-engaging elements lie normally a substantial distance in from the front and rear edges of the body, the latter can be secured to a supporting element which is of considerably less width than that of the body. Naturally the body is adapted to support and display a suitable sign element 21 or some similar device.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 6 the body 28- supports a sign 2!! and is, in turn, detachably secured to a convenient piece of store furniture 30 by means of rigid engaging elements 3| secured within slots 32. These rigid elements 3| are preferably positioned toward the rear edge of the body 28 where they cooperate with resilient arms 33 which are connected with a coil or other type of spring element 3|, the latter being anchored within a horizontal slot or cut-out 35 similar to the cut-out 8 shown in Figs. 2 and 3. With the engaging elements arranged as in Fig. 6, it is possible to secure, the horizontal body 28 in such a manner that it will extend considerably beyond the front edge of the store fixture 30 to which it is secured. Of course, if desired, the sign element or other article to-be displayed may be positioned at the front edge of the body 28 or may be placed in any satisfactory relation to the body best suitedfor effective display purposes.

It will, of course, be understood, that various changes may be made in the form, details, arrangements and proportions of the various parts without departing from the scope of my invention.

What is claimed is:

1. In a support engaging base for axdisplay device and the like, a body having a substantially fiat bottom contact surface, a rigid support engaging element extending downwardly from said body adjacent one side thereof to a point below said flat bottom surface, said body having a reoess therein extending inwardly from a side thereof, a pair of spring tensioned arms having portions anchored in said recess and also having portions swingable out of said recess in a substantially horizontal plane above said flat bottom'surface, said arms having ends provided with portions extending downwardly'below said fiat bottom surface and said amend their downwardly extending portions being swingable under tension away from said rigid element.

2. A support engaging base for a display device comprising a body having a substantially flat bottom surface for contacting the top of said support, a rigid element secured to said body and extending below said bottom surface to engage a lateral surface of said support, spring arms swingable in a plane substantially parallel to said bottom surface mounted on said body and means extending from saidspring arms below said bottom surface to engage a lateral surface of said support opposite said first named lateral surface.

3. In the support engaging base of claim 2, said last-named means comprising downwardly turned portions at the ends of said spring arms and resilient means on said portions toprevent accidental slippage of said arms when gripping a support.

WILLIAM G. HUBER. 

